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| Billie Eli Kerr |
© Published in Enid, OK. News |
| Monday, Feb. 21, 2011 |
| Submitted and © by Sylva Rhodes |
Billie E. KERR
Good Hope Cemetery
Billie Eli Kerr
The funeral for Billie Eli Kerr, 80, will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, at First Baptist Church, Helena, Okla. Rev. Len Coulter and Rev. Joel Thompson will officiate. Burial will be in Good Hope Cemetery, Helena. Arrangements under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home.
Billie was born in Aline, Okla. to Harvey Temple and Mary Ellen Kerr on Feb. 3, 1931, and died Friday, Feb. 18, 2011 in Enid, Okla.
He attended Chaney Dell School through the eighth grade. He attended two years in Aline and graduated from Helena High School in 1949.
He was employed at Helena National Bank from 1949 until 1988.
He served two years for the U.S. Army Infantry during the Korean conflict. Medals earned include The Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, Combat Infantry, Korean Service, United National Citizen, W5 Battle Star, Korean Presidential Citizen and U.S. Citizen.
Billie served as treasurer for Helena school district for 16 years and became Alfalfa County Commissioner for District 3 for five years.
He was united in marriage to Katherine Anne Sterla Dec. 23, 1956, and born to this union was one daughter, Kayla Ann Kerr.
Survivors include his wife, Katherine, daughter Kayla Ann Kerr, brother Herb Kerr of Canton, Okla.; nieces, Myrtle Madison of Enid, Phyllis Payne of Enid and Barbara Haybrock; three nephews, Craig Kerr and family of Piedmont, Okla., Lonnie Joe and family of Chickasha, Okla., and Clay Alan and family of Wichita, Kan., a very special family, the Liles of Helena, and numerous other family of friends.
He was preceded in death by his father, Harvey Temple on Jan. 25, 1974; mother Mary Ellen Kerr on Dec. 10, 1996; an infant sister, Jean Marie, in December; half-sisters, Maxine Nichols and Gertrude Ging.
Memorials may be made to the Head Start program at The Commons, which Billie loved, or Hospice Circle of Love.
Condolences may be e-mailed to the family at Ladusau-Evans@suddenlinkmail.com (Submitted by family)
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